Find out how popular the last name Klawinski is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Klawinski.

Klawinski, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Klawinski surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Klawinski in America

Klawinski is the 115639th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Klawinski surname appeared 151 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Klawinski.

We can also compare 2010 data for Klawinski to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Klawinski

The surname Klawinski originated in Poland, with its earliest recorded instances dating back to the 16th century. It is believed to derive from the Polish word "klon," meaning "maple," suggesting that the name may have initially referred to a person who lived near a maple tree or forest.

In the early Polish records, various spellings of the name can be found, including Klawinski, Klawinsky, and Klawinski. One of the earliest known bearers of this surname was Jan Klawinski, a landowner in the village of Klawino, located in the Pomeranian region of Poland, who lived in the late 16th century.

The name gained prominence in the 17th century, with several members of the Klawinski family serving in the Polish military and holding important positions in the nobility. Notable figures include Stanislaw Klawinski (1602-1678), a distinguished military commander during the Polish-Swedish War, and Katarzyna Klawinska (1620-1690), a renowned philanthropist and patron of the arts.

By the 18th century, the Klawinski name had spread beyond Poland, with individuals bearing this surname appearing in historical records in neighboring countries such as Germany and Ukraine. One notable figure from this period was Jan Klawinski (1725-1798), a Polish-born architect who designed several notable buildings in the city of Lviv, now located in Ukraine.

As Polish immigrants began to settle in other parts of the world, the Klawinski surname traveled with them. In the 19th century, Jozef Klawinski (1810-1875) was a respected linguist and scholar who made significant contributions to the study of Slavic languages in the United States.

Throughout its history, the Klawinski surname has been borne by various individuals of note, including Wladyslaw Klawinski (1895-1967), a renowned Polish painter and artist known for his landscapes and urban scenes, and Helena Klawinska (1908-1992), a celebrated author and poet whose works explored themes of love, nature, and the human condition.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Klawinski

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Klawinski.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Klawinski was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Klawinski has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Klawinski was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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